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 KalgoorlieGreg
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 10:54 AM |
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Front beam swap?
Hi all,
Will the front beam from a 61 swap into my 66? I'll be upgrading to front discs, if that matters.
Cheers, Greg.
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 02:50 PM |
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Any link pin beam will fit.
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 03:19 PM |
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When did they change from link pin? And if I'm upgrading the brakes anyway, does it matter? I'm not smart with this topic!!
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 04:56 PM |
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68
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 05:24 PM |
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Are the discs already fitted to the beam you have in mind? Rusty memory here but I thought discs only came into use on the BJ beam cos that's when
they changed the PCD and number of wheel bolts that allowed the use of discs n calipers?
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| posted on April 21st, 2017 at 08:21 PM |
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http://www.vollks.com.au/store/DISC-BRAKES-FRONT-KING-PIN-5-205.html
http://www.vollks.com.au/store/VW-BEETLE-Front-DISC-BRAKE-Kit-5-205-Ball-JOIN...
I have options I guess?
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| posted on April 22nd, 2017 at 06:30 PM |
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First one is for Link/King pin, second was Ball joint so won't fit LP beam. I think they're EMPI as well so beware the quality of Chinese EMPI.
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| posted on April 23rd, 2017 at 10:36 AM |
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Just to narrow it down for me, what years was each style available from?
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| posted on April 23rd, 2017 at 09:08 PM |
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From 68 was Ball Joint beam. From here onwards the Beetle came with disc brakes depending on the model. IIRC the 1200 always came with drums in
Europe/UK but unsure for USA and Oz.
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| posted on April 23rd, 2017 at 09:30 PM |
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So my 66 is King Pin and anything earlier is too. Cool. Thanks for dumbing it down for me. Lots to learn and so much info it's overwhelming.
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